Macadamia Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter , softened
• 0.33 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 0.33 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1.13 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup macadamia nuts , chopped
• 1.25 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets with vegetable shortening.

2. 2

   Cream the butter and sugars together in a large bowl. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well blended. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually blend into the batter. Stir in the chopped macadamia nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.

3. 3

   Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown. Remove from the oven, and transfer the cookies to cooling racks.